Kingdom Kids RC
11-13-08
Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to show thyself approved unto God…
Key Concept
To know how and be able to find book, chapter and verse in Bible
Opening Activity: New Testament Blocks - Each table will have a set of blocks with the books of the New Testament on them. Each group will work together as a team to see who can put the books in order starting with Matthew. If a team needs help, they can ask a teacher in their group. We will not use the Bible or the Book Markers. Each table must finish before the activity ends. (Bill & Gail)
Memory Verse – Will go over the memory verse first. Moderator will call on a boy and girl to lead the class using the motions to learn the memory verse. One side of room will compete against the other side to see who can say the loudest. Boys will compete the next time against the girls. (Bev)
Snack
Sword Drill – Will choose 5 scriptures all from the New Testament Books. The kids will all have a Bible in front of them. Each child will raise their hands in the air until moderator calls out book, chapter and verse. The child that finds the book, chapter and verse will stand and read aloud. Moderator will then call on a child from each table one at a time to come up and call out the book, chapter and verse that the moderator has chosen. The child that finds the book, chapter and verse first will stand and read. (Orlando)
New Testament Chant – Mrs. Sherrie is preparing a chant with the New Testament Books. Two tables will chant the first time and then they will say “and now it’s your turn” so the other two tables will say the same thing. The chant will go back and forth until we all go through the New Testament Books. At the end everyone will start at the first book and go to the end of the New Testament together. (Sherrie)
Summarize
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
God Needs a Man/ Abraham is Chosen
Opening Activity: Celebration Center (Cha-cha slide)
Review Rules: (optional)
Lesson Concepts: God Needs a Man
Lesson In Action:
Facilitator: Ann
Timeline Review – Three visiting Characters
Memory Verse: By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place. Heb. 11:8
Altar Call
Father Abraham Song
Sword training-
Materials:
Review Rules: (optional)
Lesson Concepts: God Needs a Man
- God made Adam – he disobeyed. People became wicked.
- God chose Noah and saved him & his family – People again disobeyed and became wicked.
- God chose Abram and called him to obey.
Lesson In Action:
Facilitator: Ann
Timeline Review – Three visiting Characters
- Adam–(Jimmy) God made me and was my friend. I failed him and disobeyed.
- Noah-(Larry) Man was very wicked. God called me to build an ark to save the animals and my family. After the flood man became wicked and disobeyed God.
- Abram–(Josh) After the flood, Noah and his sons had many children. After many years there were many people on the earth again. They built cities and became very busy with their lives. Most of them became very wicked and disobeyed God. But not me. I loved God. I remember how he saved Noah and his family and when the other kids became wicked and disobeyed God, I did not. One day, God called me and told me to leave my family and my friends and go to a far away land that He would show me. I had to decide if I loved God more than my family and my friends, I had to choose to obey God or to disobey him.
Memory Verse: By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place. Heb. 11:8
- How about you? Will you obey God? Do you love God enough to obey Him?
Altar Call
- Individual Counseling for Salvation – (Sherry & Jimmy)
- Deeper commitment-for ones remaining.
Father Abraham Song
Sword training-
- Put names in Bibles
- Look up memory verses to this point
Materials:
- Candy for Bibles (to be given getting off bus)-Marie, Ann
- Willie George Salvation Materials- Sherry
- Cha-cha Slide/CD player – Ann
Books of the New Testament
Kingdom Kids RC
11-6-08
Books of the Bible
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to show thyself approved unto God….
Call on a few of the children to go over the memory verse with the motions. - Bev
Welcome - Welcome and recognize any new children and tonight we will recognize a new teacher to our group – Mrs. Kathy Bohannon. We will give the children the opportunity to tell their names to Mrs. Kathy. (Gail)
Key Concept:
Importance on how to use the Bible
Knowing the New Testament Books
Go over Rules: Respect, Hands Down, Participate (Gail)
Activity: Ball Pass – the children will be divided into 2 groups. Each group will go to one corner of the room and form a circle. Adults will also get in the circles with the children. The Moderator will give an adult a large ball. The adult will hand the ball over their head to the next child in line. That child will call out Matthew and then that child will pass the ball through their legs to the next child and they will call out Mark and then pass to the next one over the head and that child will call out Luke. The group will keep passing the ball over the head and through the legs until all the books have been called out through Revelations. If the child does not remember the book, the whole group will call out the answer. (Gail)
Snack
Sword Training: Moderator will go over the rules. First remember our rule of respect when someone is talking or you will not be able to hear the scripture given out. Moderator will have a bowl containing strips of paper with scriptures on them. Moderator will pick one from the bowl and read it aloud to the group. Call out words slow and be precise where children can understand your words. The child who finds the scripture first will stand and read the scripture when others find the scripture.
This gives them opportunities to find book, chapter and verse but it also gives them an opportunity to read aloud before the group. Teacher will follow along in each group just in case they need help with words. Know your group if you know of someone who cannot read. Do something different. If you see that the same person finds the scripture every time. Change your rule in midstream. Create opportunities for others to read. You may choose the 2nd or 3rd person to read the scripture. Keep score on the board by group
(Sherrie & Kathy)
Summarize (Bev)
11-6-08
Books of the Bible
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to show thyself approved unto God….
Call on a few of the children to go over the memory verse with the motions. - Bev
Welcome - Welcome and recognize any new children and tonight we will recognize a new teacher to our group – Mrs. Kathy Bohannon. We will give the children the opportunity to tell their names to Mrs. Kathy. (Gail)
Key Concept:
Importance on how to use the Bible
Knowing the New Testament Books
Go over Rules: Respect, Hands Down, Participate (Gail)
Activity: Ball Pass – the children will be divided into 2 groups. Each group will go to one corner of the room and form a circle. Adults will also get in the circles with the children. The Moderator will give an adult a large ball. The adult will hand the ball over their head to the next child in line. That child will call out Matthew and then that child will pass the ball through their legs to the next child and they will call out Mark and then pass to the next one over the head and that child will call out Luke. The group will keep passing the ball over the head and through the legs until all the books have been called out through Revelations. If the child does not remember the book, the whole group will call out the answer. (Gail)
Snack
Sword Training: Moderator will go over the rules. First remember our rule of respect when someone is talking or you will not be able to hear the scripture given out. Moderator will have a bowl containing strips of paper with scriptures on them. Moderator will pick one from the bowl and read it aloud to the group. Call out words slow and be precise where children can understand your words. The child who finds the scripture first will stand and read the scripture when others find the scripture.
This gives them opportunities to find book, chapter and verse but it also gives them an opportunity to read aloud before the group. Teacher will follow along in each group just in case they need help with words. Know your group if you know of someone who cannot read. Do something different. If you see that the same person finds the scripture every time. Change your rule in midstream. Create opportunities for others to read. You may choose the 2nd or 3rd person to read the scripture. Keep score on the board by group
(Sherrie & Kathy)
Summarize (Bev)
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Unit: God is Love
God Created Me
Sunday/Wednesday November 9th and November 12th.
Power Verse: God made me
Objective: The students will have a better understanding that God created Adam, Eve, and their families.
Vocabulary: Created (made), purpose (job)
Early Arrival Activity (whole group):
The students will start creating a classroom banner by adding something to the banner each service. This will be done over a period of time.
Game: duck, duck ( then they say a person's name that they know)
Memory Verse (Susan)
Offering: Rita
Bible Story (whole group-babies return to nursery)
Puppet skit-telling the story of Adam of Eve (Matthew/Bill-Sunday) (Betty & Rita-Wednesday)
Crafts/Activities (small group based on age)
Group1 (4 yrs. - kindergarten) and Group 2 (2-3 yrs.)
Students create a banner using finger paint ( this craft is the opening activity)
Babies:
Can put a handprint on the banner with assistance from the teachers
Snack: fish crackers
Materials:
God Created Me
Sunday/Wednesday November 9th and November 12th.
Power Verse: God made me
Objective: The students will have a better understanding that God created Adam, Eve, and their families.
Vocabulary: Created (made), purpose (job)
Early Arrival Activity (whole group):
The students will start creating a classroom banner by adding something to the banner each service. This will be done over a period of time.
Game: duck, duck ( then they say a person's name that they know)
Memory Verse (Susan)
Offering: Rita
Bible Story (whole group-babies return to nursery)
Puppet skit-telling the story of Adam of Eve (Matthew/Bill-Sunday) (Betty & Rita-Wednesday)
Crafts/Activities (small group based on age)
Group1 (4 yrs. - kindergarten) and Group 2 (2-3 yrs.)
Students create a banner using finger paint ( this craft is the opening activity)
Babies:
Can put a handprint on the banner with assistance from the teachers
Snack: fish crackers
Materials:
- old sheet
- finger paint (washable)
- paint shirts
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Stretch me God - Part 2 - Teens
Conceptual Framework
How does God Stretch us?
- challenges us to draw near to Him
- Jam 4:7-8 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.
- Spend time with Him.
- Prayer
- Worship
- Reading the Bible
- Showing up at church
- • challenges us to be sick of the averageness of our life.
- Jam 4:9 - Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness
- Expose yourself to something greater.
- Become self aware of what we are already doing
- Pray for a higher standard.
• Get over yourself.
- Jam 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- How do you get over yourself?
- Serving others.
- Doing the little things that aren’t about how great you are.
• Act like Jesus.
- Jam 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
- First be aware of Him in you.
- Second, be aware of others around you.
- Third, step out on what He’s given you.
This is the process of God “Stretching” us. James walks through the steps to seeing it happen. First, resist the devil. Then Draw nigh unto God. Then Get sick and tired of being sick and tired. Then humble yourself. Then walk in love.
How do we stretch without ending up sounding like Alvin? (from Alvin and chipmunks)
- Stretching isn’t just intensifying a previous sound
- We must find a new sound.
- The new sound we find in our relationship with God.
- In serving others
- In something different from what we’ve always done.
- Resist the Devil
- Relationship with God. DRAW NIGH!
- Let God give you a divine “Sickness”
- Get over yourself … your past, present, strength, and weakness
- Act like Jesus.
Actual Plan
Open with Announcements.
Quick review of last week.
Aerobics man: (roughly 5-8 minutes)
Aerobics warm up. Aerobicizer. Quick silly skit with Jay. He’s our “aerobics man” who takes us through some stretching. Be as silly as he can be. Shorts over his jeans, headband, etc etc.
Key purpose… to fundamentally introduce the concept of stretching in a fun way.
To break the traditional mindset of stretching being this weird thing that we can’t wrap words around.
How Potential Energy Works: ILLUSTRATED MESSAGE
- JAMES 4:-7-9 Requires Resistance. Without potential energy you will never have kinetic energy.
God wants to stretch you before He can let you go. He can’t use you effectively until first he can stretch you! Stretching is about creating potential in your own life.
It’s at the place of brokenness that God begins to release the potential that is inside of us.
But before the brokenness there is always the stretching.
1. RESIST
Resistance is key.
ROPE ACTIVITY. This will cover both Resistance and Tension.
Pull out Rope and show it. How much energy is there in this rope right now?
Very little, it’s just laying there.
The first thing God has us do is Resist the devil. Get a crew up to be our place of resistance. They just hold the rope.
How much energy is there in the rope now?
Still very little. It’s just got an anchor which it didn’t have before.
2. Next Step… Draw Near unto God.
Begin to walk away from the rope. Pull up someone to “draw near” to God.
Start walking the other way. DRAW NEAR TO GOD. The stake in the ground is the first piece to creating potential in your life.
The second is to start moving the opposite way! DRAW NEAR.
Now how much tension is there in the rope?
What is the tension in your life?
3. Tension is where the energy comes from.
That uncomfortable tension invades every part of your life.
What are things in your life that should make you uncomfortable? Give papers to every kid to write down the top 2 things that God is making them sick and tired of in their life.
Softly play some music in the background while they think about this.
The closer we get to God the more tension it will create in our lives if we resist the devil.
Tension is just energy waiting to be let go.
Review how do we create potential energy in your life.
- #1. Resist the Devil
- #2. Draw near to God.
- #3. The tension of the movement is the Potential energy. This creates a “uncomfortable tension”.
Kinetic Energy – Unlocking the potential that you build through brokenness.
- James 4: 10-11 Kinetics is based off of movement. With the potential energy, then the kinetics is in the movement.
Dance for the teens. Alvin Music (Apologize - Alvin and the Chipmunks Version).
All movement is created by tension. Our muscles are attached to our bones by ligaments. Those ligaments resist. The muscles then act like Velcro and create tension against each other. Then to move we break the bonds of those muscles and as they break energy is released and we begin to move.
BUILDING MUSCLE IS ABOUT RIPPING THEM APART…. BREAKING THEM!
There are 2 main areas God BREAKS US!
2 areas we move.
- How we serve.
- Jhn 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- a. Talk about service opportunities at the church.
- b. Talk about service opportunities in their schools
- c. Talk about service opportunities in their HOME.
You can change your world. Talk about Hoops of Hope. Talk about To Write Love on her Arms. Ask them about orgs. that they know of.
Pose a few ideas that they could do (running for money)… start a blog…. INVITE PEOPLE TO CHURCH! INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO JESUS!
2. We LIVE LIKE JESUS –
- 1 Timothy 4:12 – Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity!!!
- a. In our character.
- b. In our attitude.
- c. In our hearts.
- d. In our purity
- e. IN OUR ACTIONS.
Address being hooked up in services. Address consistent attendance.
Altar Call –
3 Parts
- If you have never been born again, it starts by resisting the devil and moving toward Jesus and the first step is to be born again.
- Lay down the 2 things that God is pointing out with the tension in your life. Repent. Start by resisting the devil in those areas. Second RUN TOWARDS GOD.
- If you say I commit to the first two and I’ve tried to begin to move towards God, but every time I try it seems as if I just fall out and can’t stick with it. God has a grace that is available for you as well. Grace is His ability and desire to help you through whatever challenge He is exposing you to!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
God Created Me
Sunday/Wednesday November 2nd, and November 5th Preschool department
Memory Verse/Power Verse:God Made Me
Objective: The students will have a better understanding of the fact that God created them, their families, and the animals.
Vocabulary: created (made)
Memory Verse/Power Verse:God Made Me
Objective: The students will have a better understanding of the fact that God created them, their families, and the animals.
Vocabulary: created (made)
Early Arrival Activity (whole group):
- Assign students as animals and Adam (Matthew)name them
- Game: Duck, Duck, Bear (or other animal names) then they have to chase that person back to their spot.
Praise/Worship (whole group-including babies when possible)-Matthew and Wanda
Bible Story (whole group-babies return to nursery):
God Created the Animals (God-Matthew)
Craft: The students will create and name thier own animal using animal parts and paper plates
Back up: students use floam to create animals
Wednesday:
Craft: students will create animal masks
Craft: The students will create and name thier own animal using animal parts and paper plates
Back up: students use floam to create animals
Wednesday:
Craft: students will create animal masks
Snacks: Animal crackers
Materials:
Animal PowerPoint (Ronda)
Animal Body Parts (Ronda)
Animal Costumes (Bill)
Real Animals:
Bible Story (whole group-babies return to nursery):
God Created the Animals (God-Matthew)
- Show pictures of the animals as God calls them forth onto the land using PowerPoint (10 slides with the animal sounds)
- Group 1 (4yrs. - kindergarten)
Craft: The students will create and name thier own animal using animal parts and paper plates
Back up: students use floam to create animals
Wednesday:
Craft: students will create animal masks
- Group 2 (2-3 yrs)
Craft: The students will create and name thier own animal using animal parts and paper plates
Back up: students use floam to create animals
Wednesday:
Craft: students will create animal masks
- Babies:
Snacks: Animal crackers
Materials:
Animal PowerPoint (Ronda)
Animal Body Parts (Ronda)
Animal Costumes (Bill)
Real Animals:
- Gecko-Lauren
- Declawed/laid back cat-Ronda
- Cockateil-Matthew
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Stretch Me God! - Teen Room
GUTS – Wed Night – Oct 22, 2008 - Stretch me God!
Conceptual Framework
1. There’s more in you.
2. Put yourself through a process that stretches you.
4. Starts w/ a Crazy Decision
5. Run for Him w/ all you have (seek 1st the kingdom)
6. Cry Out!
Background Resources
Stretching Verses
Moses had to stretch for His hand. Normal moving of his hand wouldn’t create the results but he had to STRETCH to see God move! Everytime Moses Stretched God moved with him!!!
Exd 3:20
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Exd 7:5
And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Exd 7:19
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.
Exd 8:5
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Exd 8:16
And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exd 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
Exd 9:22
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
Exd 10:12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, [even] all that the hail hath left.
Exd 10:21
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness [which] may be felt.
Exd 14:16
But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.
Exd 14:26
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
Key Verse:
Mat 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Challenging Questions (for me) –
Where are you not stretching yourself? Why?
Why don’t you have “insane” faith? Is it because you depend more on your intellect than putting trust in God?
Do you have a vision from God?
If you aren’t believing on Him, then you probably don’t truly believe IN HIM!
What Crazy thing are you doing to cry out for God in your life?
Plan
How far behind you can you point?
Can you point a little bit further?
Tie back – There’s More in you!
Stretch us God
Everyone line up outside. How far do we reach? Now everyone spread out and stretch as far apart as you can? How far do we reach? Can we make it a little bit further?
Tie back – There’s More in you! Other People put a demand on it.
Hold your breath
Stretch… there’s more inside you. Walk through the expanding your time process.
Tie Back – There is a process for stretching yourself. It may be different for some people but there is always a process.
What are the things that keep us from holding our breath longer?
Ask the teens. Why? Internal or external problem?
Rubber band Snapping
How far will your rubber band stretch without breaking?
How far do you think you can stretch without breaking?
How do you know that’s as far as it will go?
Why not be broken? Pull until it breaks.
What does it feel like when it breaks?
It stings, it hurts, it’s a sudden release of major pressure.
Tie Back – God is looking for someone who will be broken. Because he can use broken people. But the only way to become broken is to truly stretch! (Last 4 points of CF)
Summary & Call to Action
Insane change starts with an insane Faith
Believe God for something that will break you!
Examine my heart played by Ricky and an Altar call!
Altar call is an opportunity for an “insane” consecration!
Finalizing
Everyday we need to cry out to God to break us. Not just tonight. What are you going to do tomorrow to ask God to break you!
Conceptual Framework
1. There’s more in you.
- a. What’s already in you?
- b. How do I know there is more?
- i. I can do more than I think.
- ii. Other people put a demand on it.
- iii. God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all I ask or think.
- 1. Ephesians 3:20 (He does it according to the power working in us)
2. Put yourself through a process that stretches you.
- a. “Danielson” thinking. Wax on Wax off. Little Things prep you for big things.
- b. Something doesn’t just sit still and get stretched. You’ve gotta move
- c. “Systems” in your life should “routinely” stretch you.
- i. The environment you create for yourself…
- a. God’s loves a contrite spirit. (A CRUSHED AND BROKEN SPIRIT) Ps. 34:18, and
- Ps 51:17
- b. God wants to break you!
- c. How does it feel to be broken?
- i. How do you know when you’re broken?
- 1. When the pieces of you don’t fit the way as smooth as they used to.
- 2. When the shape of you doesn’t look the same.
- 3. When you realize just how much of a mess you are… and you just wanna “sweep” you up.
- 4. 1 Cor 11:24 Jesus stretched too the point His body and His spirit were broken!
4. Starts w/ a Crazy Decision
- a. Getting in the cage is INSANE.
- b. Insane Faith is hinged on an Insane Belief in an “Insane God”.
5. Run for Him w/ all you have (seek 1st the kingdom)
- a. What’s getting in the way?
- b. BURN IT, Break it, trash it, leave it on the altar… stop playing with it. Romans 12:1 (Living sacrafice)
6. Cry Out!
- a. Allow the Fear of God to cleanse and purge you!
- i. The Fear of the Lord is Clean
- ii. The Fear of the Lord is as a sweet smell
- iii. The Fear of the Lord is Holy!
- b. A passionate cry is more real than anything else.
- i. The Blind man crying out for Jesus.
- c. BE what you claim to be.
Background Resources
Stretching Verses
Moses had to stretch for His hand. Normal moving of his hand wouldn’t create the results but he had to STRETCH to see God move! Everytime Moses Stretched God moved with him!!!
Exd 3:20
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Exd 7:5
And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Exd 7:19
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.
Exd 8:5
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Exd 8:16
And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exd 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
Exd 9:22
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
Exd 10:12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, [even] all that the hail hath left.
Exd 10:21
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness [which] may be felt.
Exd 14:16
But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.
Exd 14:26
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
Key Verse:
Mat 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Challenging Questions (for me) –
Where are you not stretching yourself? Why?
Why don’t you have “insane” faith? Is it because you depend more on your intellect than putting trust in God?
Do you have a vision from God?
If you aren’t believing on Him, then you probably don’t truly believe IN HIM!
What Crazy thing are you doing to cry out for God in your life?
Plan
ACTUAL PLAN
Point and StretchHow far behind you can you point?
Can you point a little bit further?
Tie back – There’s More in you!
Stretch us God
Everyone line up outside. How far do we reach? Now everyone spread out and stretch as far apart as you can? How far do we reach? Can we make it a little bit further?
Tie back – There’s More in you! Other People put a demand on it.
Hold your breath
Stretch… there’s more inside you. Walk through the expanding your time process.
Tie Back – There is a process for stretching yourself. It may be different for some people but there is always a process.
What are the things that keep us from holding our breath longer?
Ask the teens. Why? Internal or external problem?
Rubber band Snapping
How far will your rubber band stretch without breaking?
How far do you think you can stretch without breaking?
How do you know that’s as far as it will go?
Why not be broken? Pull until it breaks.
What does it feel like when it breaks?
It stings, it hurts, it’s a sudden release of major pressure.
Tie Back – God is looking for someone who will be broken. Because he can use broken people. But the only way to become broken is to truly stretch! (Last 4 points of CF)
Summary & Call to Action
Insane change starts with an insane Faith
Believe God for something that will break you!
Examine my heart played by Ricky and an Altar call!
Altar call is an opportunity for an “insane” consecration!
Finalizing
Everyday we need to cry out to God to break us. Not just tonight. What are you going to do tomorrow to ask God to break you!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
New Testament Books - Kingdom Kids RC
10-23-08
Topic: New Testament Books
Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show thyself approved unto God….
What do the children think this means? Put motions to the verse, let the children come up with motions. Go over verse 2 or 3 times with the motions.
Opening Activity: Each table will have a set of blocks with the books of the New Testament books on them. Each group will work together as a team to see who can put the books in order starting with Matthew. Each group may use a bookmarker with books on them or the table of contents in their Bible if they need help in getting the blocks in order. The table that finishes first will receive a Kingdom Buck. After activity is over the whole group will go over the books in order without the teachers helping them. Call on one of the children to lead the group. Encourage them to say the books real loud.
Again moderator will emphasize the memory verse. Choose some of the kids to illustrate the verse.
New Testament Relay: Moderator will divide the children into two teams and assigning 2 children as team captains, one for each group. The two teams will compete against each other. Moderator will give instructions to the teams. When the whistle blows the captains of these teams walk backwards to the boards on opposite sides of the room and they will write the first book of the New Testament on the board. Next person has to wait until the one in front of them gets back to hand off the marker to them they have to hop to the Board. Each person will alternate backwards and hopping to the board. Spelling is not important as them trying and getting the books in order. They are working together without any tools (bookmarker/bible). Team that finishes first will receive a Kingdom Buck! We will challenge them in working together as a team. Watch for teachable moments! After relay is over, teachers take your group to a corner in the room and debrief with them. Some questions you may ask: Was this activity hard? Did this activity help you learn more of the books of the New Testament that you did not know? Did you have fun with this activity? If you had the opportunity, would you like to do the activity again and why? These are just a guide, you may have some better. Did you see any teachable moments? This is the time to bring those up and talk about them with the group.
Welcome: Recognize any new person(s) to your group. Make a big to do over them.
Prayer and then introduce our next activity Sword Training.
Sword Training: Moderator will go over the rules. First remember our rule of respect when someone is talking or you will not be able to hear the scripture given out. Moderator will have a bowl containing strips of paper with scriptures on them from the New Testament. Moderator will pick one from the bowl and read it aloud to the group. Call out words slow and be precise where children can understand your words. The child who finds the scripture first will stand and read the scripture when others find the scripture.
This gives them opportunities to find book, chapter and verse but it also gives them an opportunity to read aloud before the group. Teacher will follow along in each group just in case they need help with words. Know your group if you know of someone who cannot read. Do something different. If you see that the same person finds the scripture every time. Change your rule in midstream. Create opportunities for others to read. You may choose the 2nd or 3rd person to read the scripture. Keep score on the board by group.
Debrief within your group. Is it getting easier to find the scriptures from when we first started last week? Do you like to read? Give some reasons why we need to know how to read in general? Why do we need to read the bible?
Summarize for the night
Go over the memory verse again.
Topic: New Testament Books
Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show thyself approved unto God….
What do the children think this means? Put motions to the verse, let the children come up with motions. Go over verse 2 or 3 times with the motions.
Opening Activity: Each table will have a set of blocks with the books of the New Testament books on them. Each group will work together as a team to see who can put the books in order starting with Matthew. Each group may use a bookmarker with books on them or the table of contents in their Bible if they need help in getting the blocks in order. The table that finishes first will receive a Kingdom Buck. After activity is over the whole group will go over the books in order without the teachers helping them. Call on one of the children to lead the group. Encourage them to say the books real loud.
Again moderator will emphasize the memory verse. Choose some of the kids to illustrate the verse.
New Testament Relay: Moderator will divide the children into two teams and assigning 2 children as team captains, one for each group. The two teams will compete against each other. Moderator will give instructions to the teams. When the whistle blows the captains of these teams walk backwards to the boards on opposite sides of the room and they will write the first book of the New Testament on the board. Next person has to wait until the one in front of them gets back to hand off the marker to them they have to hop to the Board. Each person will alternate backwards and hopping to the board. Spelling is not important as them trying and getting the books in order. They are working together without any tools (bookmarker/bible). Team that finishes first will receive a Kingdom Buck! We will challenge them in working together as a team. Watch for teachable moments! After relay is over, teachers take your group to a corner in the room and debrief with them. Some questions you may ask: Was this activity hard? Did this activity help you learn more of the books of the New Testament that you did not know? Did you have fun with this activity? If you had the opportunity, would you like to do the activity again and why? These are just a guide, you may have some better. Did you see any teachable moments? This is the time to bring those up and talk about them with the group.
Welcome: Recognize any new person(s) to your group. Make a big to do over them.
Prayer and then introduce our next activity Sword Training.
Sword Training: Moderator will go over the rules. First remember our rule of respect when someone is talking or you will not be able to hear the scripture given out. Moderator will have a bowl containing strips of paper with scriptures on them from the New Testament. Moderator will pick one from the bowl and read it aloud to the group. Call out words slow and be precise where children can understand your words. The child who finds the scripture first will stand and read the scripture when others find the scripture.
This gives them opportunities to find book, chapter and verse but it also gives them an opportunity to read aloud before the group. Teacher will follow along in each group just in case they need help with words. Know your group if you know of someone who cannot read. Do something different. If you see that the same person finds the scripture every time. Change your rule in midstream. Create opportunities for others to read. You may choose the 2nd or 3rd person to read the scripture. Keep score on the board by group.
Debrief within your group. Is it getting easier to find the scriptures from when we first started last week? Do you like to read? Give some reasons why we need to know how to read in general? Why do we need to read the bible?
Summarize for the night
Go over the memory verse again.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Welcome to the Merge
For those traditional readers of Change Addicts welcome to the MERGE!!! Change addicts is merging with the cutting edge children's program of gateway believer's fellowship to provide cutting edge leadership material as well as out of this world lesson plans! ENJOY!
PS This is still YOUR FORUM! SO SPEAK UP... we LOVE OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS!!!!!
PS This is still YOUR FORUM! SO SPEAK UP... we LOVE OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS!!!!!
Noah & The Flood - Lesson Plan - Lavonia Outreach 10-23-08
Lesson 8 Noah & the Flood October 23
Permission Slips for Tri-City
Concepts:
Why the Flood? Sin had covered the earth
Obedience no matter what others think
Building of the Ark
Animals 2X2
God is Good – He makes a way of escape
Lots of rain
Favor of God
Rainbow
Grouping: Younger and older age groups by colors (Elyse)
Opening Activity: Friend to Friend Balloon Race (Lisa)
Timeline Review: (Marie)
Review Rules (optional) (Larry)
Grannie Annie: Noah & the Ark (Ann)
Sin a major problem-sin of Adam & Eve
God sorry He made man
Only Noah fellowshipped with God
Build an Ark
Animals and food
Length of time on boat
Rainbow
Memory Verse: Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. (Ann)
Story in Action: Two Centers (Ken older group, Josh –younger)
Build and sail arks in tubs of water. (Plastic Easter Eggs, playdough, toothpicks, boats in water, Newspaper boats) (Elyse)
The Promise: Parachute represents the rainbow. (Marie)
Obedience results in the Favor of God: Group leaders pass out animal cracker to ones obedient.
Snack: (Large group) Stand Animal crackers in cake icing on graham crackers, then eat. Discuss the favor of God.
Sword training-as needed
Materials:
Balloons-Ann
Easter Eggs-Ann
Kiddie pool - Larry
Water hose -Larry
Toothpicks –Marie
Cake icing-Lisa
Graham crackers- Joshua
Animal crackers - Sherry
Handsanitizer- Marie
Playdough- Ann
Newspaper -Sherry
Parachute -Ann
Nuff ball –Ann
Vice grips – Larry
Paper towels – Sherry
Plastic knives – Lisa
Permission Slips for Tri-City
Concepts:
Why the Flood? Sin had covered the earth
Obedience no matter what others think
Building of the Ark
Animals 2X2
God is Good – He makes a way of escape
Lots of rain
Favor of God
Rainbow
Grouping: Younger and older age groups by colors (Elyse)
Opening Activity: Friend to Friend Balloon Race (Lisa)
Timeline Review: (Marie)
Review Rules (optional) (Larry)
Grannie Annie: Noah & the Ark (Ann)
Sin a major problem-sin of Adam & Eve
God sorry He made man
Only Noah fellowshipped with God
Build an Ark
Animals and food
Length of time on boat
Rainbow
Memory Verse: Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. (Ann)
Story in Action: Two Centers (Ken older group, Josh –younger)
Build and sail arks in tubs of water. (Plastic Easter Eggs, playdough, toothpicks, boats in water, Newspaper boats) (Elyse)
The Promise: Parachute represents the rainbow. (Marie)
Obedience results in the Favor of God: Group leaders pass out animal cracker to ones obedient.
Snack: (Large group) Stand Animal crackers in cake icing on graham crackers, then eat. Discuss the favor of God.
Sword training-as needed
Materials:
Balloons-Ann
Easter Eggs-Ann
Kiddie pool - Larry
Water hose -Larry
Toothpicks –Marie
Cake icing-Lisa
Graham crackers- Joshua
Animal crackers - Sherry
Handsanitizer- Marie
Playdough- Ann
Newspaper -Sherry
Parachute -Ann
Nuff ball –Ann
Vice grips – Larry
Paper towels – Sherry
Plastic knives – Lisa
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Simple Question
What are you doing different today than you did yesterday? What is it that you did yesterday that didn't turn out so good, how are you changing your world so that you don't have the same problem today? How did you make yourself accountable?
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Action vs Motivation
Did you know it's possible to have perfect action and still have wrong motives?
Wow, I've been hit hard by that realization this week. For several years now I've been in the process of discovering how to operate in the Adam Process. I've learned how to ask questions, how to "draw" from people, and how to coach them to another level of development. However, this week for the first time I think I've finally come face to face with the fact that often my motives have been wrong. It's the challenge of being a change addict. You become so addicted to change and seeing change in other people... that you forget about the people. The change becomes your goal, you become so focused on seeing the product change that you forget about the people along the way.
It's a hard thing to realize that you've taught people what to do, but you've never bothered to really slow down and help them discover why to do. I get in such a hurry trying to yield greater results from my team, to get further down the road, all the while sacrificing their development for the sake of their development. Yes I meant to type that twice. Because I had figured out in my mind where they needed to be and what they needed to be doing then everything I did was to manipulate them to be where I wanted them to be so that they could change. It did yield change, but the problem is I've now positioned myself to where those same people now have to have me there to change. Obviously that's not 100% true, but I have established a system that depends on me for continuous growth and development.
Basically I set myself up as God and Holy Ghost speaking into their life without even realize that that is what I was doing. I failed to teach them how to grow and change for themselves and instead created a dependency on me to interpret their thoughts, actions, and feelings. Instead of me allowing them to learn to sort through their own development, I became a "demi-god" that sorted through them for them. Yes it hurt bad to realize this, and now begins the long journey of de-positioning myself so that they can now discover how to learn on their own.
It's amazing how we go from one glory of revelation to another. How we start by a mental ascent and even a strong "understanding" of the strategies and techniques, but it takes running into the fullness of the revelation to understand that you aren't even close to having the right heart and actually using your strengths effectively.
Here's to long fun journeys!
Ken
Wow, I've been hit hard by that realization this week. For several years now I've been in the process of discovering how to operate in the Adam Process. I've learned how to ask questions, how to "draw" from people, and how to coach them to another level of development. However, this week for the first time I think I've finally come face to face with the fact that often my motives have been wrong. It's the challenge of being a change addict. You become so addicted to change and seeing change in other people... that you forget about the people. The change becomes your goal, you become so focused on seeing the product change that you forget about the people along the way.
It's a hard thing to realize that you've taught people what to do, but you've never bothered to really slow down and help them discover why to do. I get in such a hurry trying to yield greater results from my team, to get further down the road, all the while sacrificing their development for the sake of their development. Yes I meant to type that twice. Because I had figured out in my mind where they needed to be and what they needed to be doing then everything I did was to manipulate them to be where I wanted them to be so that they could change. It did yield change, but the problem is I've now positioned myself to where those same people now have to have me there to change. Obviously that's not 100% true, but I have established a system that depends on me for continuous growth and development.
Basically I set myself up as God and Holy Ghost speaking into their life without even realize that that is what I was doing. I failed to teach them how to grow and change for themselves and instead created a dependency on me to interpret their thoughts, actions, and feelings. Instead of me allowing them to learn to sort through their own development, I became a "demi-god" that sorted through them for them. Yes it hurt bad to realize this, and now begins the long journey of de-positioning myself so that they can now discover how to learn on their own.
It's amazing how we go from one glory of revelation to another. How we start by a mental ascent and even a strong "understanding" of the strategies and techniques, but it takes running into the fullness of the revelation to understand that you aren't even close to having the right heart and actually using your strengths effectively.
Here's to long fun journeys!
Ken
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Freezing up!
As I write this I'm in a condo house at the beach. Now normally this is supposed to be a fun experience and extremely relaxing... and so far it has been... the only problem is that our A/C is out. As I sit and type this I'm sweating profusely. It's 82 degrees in the house. Here's what is so strange though... it's because the A/C is frozen. How is it that something supposed to get me cool is making me hot by literally freezing over?
And your mind is racing... what in the world does this have to do with me?
Everything. Did you know that inside of you is everything you need to be able to dramatically cool off your world? God has put a gift inside of you to be able to pour refreshing into the world around you... here's the problem ... you're frozen up. At least many of us are. We are so focused on ourselves... the components that keep us cool that we have locked ourselves down. I have seen ministers who became so consumed with what God was doing inside of them that they refused to go "OUT"! I'm glad that you have the coldest and most refreshing revelation inside of you, I'm excited that you are a terrific machine that can cool almost anything... but let me tell you... if you don't release the air out of yourself you will freeze up! The problem is a lack of freon.
Many of us have great revelation, great wisdom, and great ideas... but it's the ability to release the revelation without freezing up. Freezing up is not just freezing up in your message delivery. It's freezing up because you don't know how to release to other people what is on the inside of you. Maybe you don't trust people, maybe you don't know how to activate them, and maybe you think you are addressing them but you aren't seeing results. Anything that exists for itself will eventually die. If you are not existing for other people to not only receive nourishment, but also to receive empowerment then you are headed toward freezing up. If you get bogged down inside yourself and you are not passing off the responsibility inside of you then you are freezing up. And before long you will exist only for yourself and will be completely locked down.
So here's the goal. GET FREE-ON. Get free of your dependency on yourself... learn to trust your team. Get free of your paranoia and arrogance that only you can do great things... Get free of your internal focus and focus on how to best deliver what's inside of you to other people... both refreshment and also empowerment. Activate your team, let go of your grip on all the power, and TRUST GOD... and other people!
And your mind is racing... what in the world does this have to do with me?
Everything. Did you know that inside of you is everything you need to be able to dramatically cool off your world? God has put a gift inside of you to be able to pour refreshing into the world around you... here's the problem ... you're frozen up. At least many of us are. We are so focused on ourselves... the components that keep us cool that we have locked ourselves down. I have seen ministers who became so consumed with what God was doing inside of them that they refused to go "OUT"! I'm glad that you have the coldest and most refreshing revelation inside of you, I'm excited that you are a terrific machine that can cool almost anything... but let me tell you... if you don't release the air out of yourself you will freeze up! The problem is a lack of freon.
Many of us have great revelation, great wisdom, and great ideas... but it's the ability to release the revelation without freezing up. Freezing up is not just freezing up in your message delivery. It's freezing up because you don't know how to release to other people what is on the inside of you. Maybe you don't trust people, maybe you don't know how to activate them, and maybe you think you are addressing them but you aren't seeing results. Anything that exists for itself will eventually die. If you are not existing for other people to not only receive nourishment, but also to receive empowerment then you are headed toward freezing up. If you get bogged down inside yourself and you are not passing off the responsibility inside of you then you are freezing up. And before long you will exist only for yourself and will be completely locked down.
So here's the goal. GET FREE-ON. Get free of your dependency on yourself... learn to trust your team. Get free of your paranoia and arrogance that only you can do great things... Get free of your internal focus and focus on how to best deliver what's inside of you to other people... both refreshment and also empowerment. Activate your team, let go of your grip on all the power, and TRUST GOD... and other people!
Monday, July 07, 2008
Performance vs Leadership
Recently, I've been evaluating what makes a great leader. I think for years I have subtly had a perception that great leaders are people who get the job done. They are able to be QB and make the decisions that get the ball into the right person's hand at the right time to score the touchdown. But the more I work pursue leadership the more I find out the subtle problems that accompany this mindset. Without a doubt there are fundamentals that we should all be able to accomplish, but being a great QB doesn't make me a terrific leader.
Think about those leaders that you see as great... there's our problem. Most of our standard of great leadership is based off of how many people they have following them. Here is what I'm finding though... What is the level of leadership of the people following them? This is quite a challenging question, because if you can't define what leadership is to begin with it can make it quite difficult to assess the level of leadership of the person's followers.
Let's look a little closer. If we have a QB mentality the the ball always has to pass through our hands. Every play is dependent upon us and our ability. Every success becomes our success and every failure becomes our failure.
What I am struggling, straining, and striving to move towards is becoming a coach. See a coach knows all the positions. He knows the fundamentals that make people a success at every position, although he himself may never have played the position "professionally". But it's difficult to move from QB to Coach.
For those few people that have made the transition to coach, the hard part is training assistant coaches. For many of us, we make the initial move to coaching our teams, but we fail to ever build a structure that sets us up to coach coaches instead of just players. IF WE ALWAYS COACH PLAYERS WE ARE REALLY JUST QB'ING FROM THE SIDELINE!!! We must establish a structure that allows us to coach other coaches and develop them to coach players.
Of course recognizing that you need to make them coaches and actually making them coaches are two very different things. You can't just warp yourself to success, you have to move from where you are to where you're going... and that is a blog for another day!
Think about those leaders that you see as great... there's our problem. Most of our standard of great leadership is based off of how many people they have following them. Here is what I'm finding though... What is the level of leadership of the people following them? This is quite a challenging question, because if you can't define what leadership is to begin with it can make it quite difficult to assess the level of leadership of the person's followers.
Let's look a little closer. If we have a QB mentality the the ball always has to pass through our hands. Every play is dependent upon us and our ability. Every success becomes our success and every failure becomes our failure.
What I am struggling, straining, and striving to move towards is becoming a coach. See a coach knows all the positions. He knows the fundamentals that make people a success at every position, although he himself may never have played the position "professionally". But it's difficult to move from QB to Coach.
For those few people that have made the transition to coach, the hard part is training assistant coaches. For many of us, we make the initial move to coaching our teams, but we fail to ever build a structure that sets us up to coach coaches instead of just players. IF WE ALWAYS COACH PLAYERS WE ARE REALLY JUST QB'ING FROM THE SIDELINE!!! We must establish a structure that allows us to coach other coaches and develop them to coach players.
Of course recognizing that you need to make them coaches and actually making them coaches are two very different things. You can't just warp yourself to success, you have to move from where you are to where you're going... and that is a blog for another day!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
One year and 57 days later the journey continues
So it has been a long long journey. Wow.
It's amazing how one single event in your life can turn your entire world so upside down that it changes everything about how you act, what you do, and even to some extent who you think you are. Since the last time I posted so many things have changed... but I'm excited to be back.
Change Addicts will be taking on an additional flavor to our mix. New authors will be joining us as well as some new topics. This is going to become a full fledge coaching blog for leaders from around the world. Here you will get practical training in how to be better facilitators, better communicators, and better leaders. It's certainly not that I have all the answers, but in this community there will be voices to help you refine not only your theory but your strategy as you take on every aspect of your individual journey.
You will see lesson plans for coaching children and teenagers, you will hear techniques on how to deal with specific situations and of course you'll have your usual inciting blogs by yours truly! I'm excited... I can't wait to see what kind of community we create this time. I'll introduce you to our new authors as you meet them and I look forward to meeting you as well!
So post your heart out, share your true feelings, and don't hold anything back... let's take a leap and unveil the true revolution that God has called us to!
It's amazing how one single event in your life can turn your entire world so upside down that it changes everything about how you act, what you do, and even to some extent who you think you are. Since the last time I posted so many things have changed... but I'm excited to be back.
Change Addicts will be taking on an additional flavor to our mix. New authors will be joining us as well as some new topics. This is going to become a full fledge coaching blog for leaders from around the world. Here you will get practical training in how to be better facilitators, better communicators, and better leaders. It's certainly not that I have all the answers, but in this community there will be voices to help you refine not only your theory but your strategy as you take on every aspect of your individual journey.
You will see lesson plans for coaching children and teenagers, you will hear techniques on how to deal with specific situations and of course you'll have your usual inciting blogs by yours truly! I'm excited... I can't wait to see what kind of community we create this time. I'll introduce you to our new authors as you meet them and I look forward to meeting you as well!
So post your heart out, share your true feelings, and don't hold anything back... let's take a leap and unveil the true revolution that God has called us to!
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